Following up on all of the BlackBerry Torch 9800 mania of the big AT&T / BlackBerry Press Event, we had a chance to go hands with the vertical slider and experience BlackBerry 6. In the video above we take a quick (well, not so quick) tour of the device. We go through the new homescreen experience, revamped media apps, new social app and of course crack open the new WebKit browser. It's an unedited, one-take no excuses video so don't mind the roughness and background noise. I know all you CrackBerry readers will like this one. And if you want a little more of a written take on the Torch 9800 and BB6, be sure to check out our BlackBerry Torch 9800 first impressions article. Enjoy the show!
BlackBerry Torch 9800 Hands-On Video First Look!
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Tuesday, Aug 03, 2010
558 days ago
Can't wait to get it when it's available on Rogers :)
Tuesday, Aug 03, 2010
558 days ago
Sure all the Canadian carriers will carry it but I won't be holding my breath. Looks slow in swiping and awkward to type on. Reminds me of a Palm Pre. The OS looks too busy now and the menu windows/buttons look too ugly.
Tuesday, Aug 03, 2010
558 days ago
I have to agree, I few hours back I was saying in the forums that the 9800 wouldn't need a 1 GHz processor but after seeing this video, it looks like it could have used it.
Browsing throughout the text menus was super fast, while dealing with any media or the browser lagged at a rate thats unacceptable, imo. Kev went too easy on the browser run through, lets see the full Crackberry website and other websites, not just the mobile one. Pinch to zoom seemed to struggle on the fully rendered mobile site which was shocking and the camera app lagged as well, disappointing.
My personal gripes are that contact photos are STILL extremely small and with that I'm sure that there isn't full screen caller-photo-ID.
Tuesday, Aug 03, 2010
558 days ago
Did you not notice the dozen apps running in the background when Kevin showed the multitasking screen? Maybe that had something to do with it. Kevin should have shut down all those apps running in the background so we could really see how fast this phone really is.
Tuesday, Aug 03, 2010
558 days ago
true that
Tuesday, Aug 03, 2010
557 days ago
The processor it has will be great. Sure, 1ghz couldn't hurt, but they are saving that for the 2nd gen? maybe even faster?
This looks like a great phone. I will surely be getting it first day.
Wednesday, Aug 04, 2010
557 days ago
Wednesday, Aug 04, 2010
557 days ago
RIM = ( ( No innovation ) +
( obsolete hardware ) +
( same old email song ) ) *
( lack of market sense )
Wednesday, Aug 04, 2010
557 days ago
good lord how many times have people on this site slammed the ios for just getting multitasking.. yet here on this phone the multitasking is blamed for the slow down and the apps should have been closed.. lol.
what should have happened is MORE PROCESSING POWER. this OS absolutely looks like a step in the right direction but RIM went weak on the processing!! why??
I've read comments below these of people saying things like "to meet their price point" .. lol. it's gonna be 199 on contract with att. a 1ghz evo or incredible or captivate or droid x are all 199 on contract as well. don't give me that price point nonsense.
I left RIM for the EVO when it launched but I never would have even been looking if my blackberry hadn't been so slow and had provided a browsing and app experience I get now.
This is an underpowered phone with an OS that doesn't manage apps well enough to prevent the lag we just witnessed in that video. It's a disappointment.
They are so close to being right there in the conversation for any new smart phone buyer but just refuse to give the horsepower needed to close the deal.
Cant speak for IOS but in Android.. I dont care what apps are left open.. they never slow down the phone cause the OS puts them to a type of sleep state till re-accessed. Not saying OS6 needed this per say.. but without it.. the hardware needed to be big enough to handle the load.
Stop making excuses! Be objective and admit.. this device is underpowered.
Next device must step up the hardware.. the OS is ready to contend for the consumer dollar! It looks every bit a good alternative for IOS or Android. Just give it the damned power to run!! In the 9800.. they missed!
Wednesday, Aug 04, 2010
557 days ago
You realise iOS can only multitask around 5-10ish apps at once, right? I'm pretty sure if you had about 20 running on an iPhone 3G it'd start lagging like hell too. In comparison I'd say the 9800 held up pretty well, even though the lag was still nasty.
Wednesday, Aug 04, 2010
557 days ago
Conspiracy Theory! The 9800 runs so slow that they're leaving all those Apps running on purpose as an excuse to hide just how underpowered it is,LOL.C'mon,tell me Kevin didn't notice all those Apps running and that normally he wouldn't have shut most of them down.......
Wednesday, Aug 04, 2010
557 days ago
...and there was no slow down whatsoever as I swiped and tapped my way through the new interface.
I have an iPod Touch, so I know my way around iOS, and I gotta say that Blackberry 6 is more powerful in terms of UI. More powerful, i.e. more abilities, able to do more in terms of UI, tightly integrated.
(Think of iOS's horrible notification system, the sheer number of clicks it takes to change any settings, and the cluttered disastrous metaphor of the "multitasking" tray.)
Folks get so used dealing with the shortcomings of iOS that they become invisible. Don't get me wrong, people are happy w/ iOS, and good for them. It's all about acclimatization.
Probably also worth noting that the iPhone 4 has same RAM as Torch and is also not 1 ghz.
Trying to woo Android or iPhone fanboys would be a fools errand for RIM. They need to satisfy their own fanboys and expand into first time smartphone users.
Tuesday, Aug 03, 2010
558 days ago
This makes me want one all the more!
Tuesday, Aug 03, 2010
558 days ago
seems really slow to swipe to the next page
Tuesday, Aug 03, 2010
558 days ago
Yup, you know the videos looked so good to be true.
Tuesday, Aug 03, 2010
558 days ago
Faster than the HTC TouchPro 2 on my desk right now...
Tuesday, Aug 03, 2010
558 days ago
lol you're really comparing the 9800 to a device that's closing in on its 2nd year?
Tuesday, Aug 03, 2010
558 days ago
For one it's only been available in the US for about a year. And secondly most people only upgrade after 2 years. So for him it is an upgrade.
Tuesday, Aug 03, 2010
558 days ago
How was that relevant when his only reason for comparing the two in the first place was to justify the fact that the 9800 is slow and laggy? Want to Compare the 9800 then compare it to another CURRENT flagship device.
Tuesday, Aug 03, 2010
558 days ago
Kinda the way the Incredible gets compared to the 9530....yea...
Tuesday, Aug 03, 2010
558 days ago
9550/9520 to be exact. And it's not the same situation considering The only time they were compared was during the time the Storm 2 was the Flagship device of the CDMA land. Ever since the Tour 2 *cough* i mean Bold 9650 was released Storm 2 has been non existent to anyone outside the Crackberry world. Now that the 9800 (New Flagship touch screen) device has popped up you will begin to see new comparisons with the Incredible vs 9800. 9800 vs iPhone, 9800 vs evo, 9800 vs Nexus. pretty much 9800 vs all current touch screens Because as a Flagship vs Flagship that would be relevant.
Tuesday, Aug 03, 2010
558 days ago
I was thinking the same, but when I saw the amount of apps that were running in the app switcher I really wouldn't expect my home pc to run nice with about 20 apps open. Wanna see more vids or try for myself.
Tuesday, Aug 03, 2010
558 days ago
With a 624 MHz processor I expect the Torch to be sluggish. RIM needs to step up its game in the hardware department if they wish to compete.
Tuesday, Aug 03, 2010
558 days ago
haha look at how slow is the UI when he's trying to swipe to change to the next page. RIM fails for having this phone at a low res, only 512MB and a crappy processor.
Tuesday, Aug 03, 2010
558 days ago
This is gonna be better than sex..................umm wait a minute maybe not that good, but cant wait to get it, but might wait a month for those bugs to get worked out.
Tuesday, Aug 03, 2010
558 days ago
Starts with a P and ends with a what???
I dont get it
Tuesday, Aug 03, 2010
558 days ago
i think hes talking about a porn site
Tuesday, Aug 03, 2010
558 days ago
Starts with a 'P' and ends with 'hub'. Pretty sure you can figure it out now ;)
Tuesday, Aug 03, 2010
558 days ago
Starts with "P" ends with "dog". As in PhoneDog.com
=X=
Tuesday, Aug 03, 2010
558 days ago
starts with a "p" and ends with a "hump"-------"n"
Tuesday, Aug 03, 2010
558 days ago
Its pornhub. Lol
Tuesday, Aug 03, 2010
558 days ago
lol... ohhh i couldnt make out the "hub" part.
thanks guys :P
Tuesday, Aug 03, 2010
558 days ago
I hope this comes to sprint! I would so get it!!! It would be a real upgrade for me since I'm using a curve 8530... (Crossing my fingers) and praying this goes on the sprint network
Tuesday, Aug 03, 2010
558 days ago
its a gsm phone...sprint is cdma, it WILL NOT come to sprint
Wednesday, Aug 04, 2010
557 days ago
You're right, it will go no farther than AT&T. This was BB last dance, I love BB as much as any other addict but, you have to know when to jump ship in order not to be dragged down with the loyalists.
CPU= too damn slow
RAM = seriously lacking
OS = taken too long to bring mediocre to the party
Design = completely unoriginal
Apps = What apps? There's an app store? Really?
I used to think, email is where BB really had an advantage over other platforms. But, after using android with a gmail account, I now know im losing nothing. I'm not trying to gloat. Just trying to convey my POV.
Tuesday, Aug 03, 2010
558 days ago
Nice vid., nice device...
But it`s true, it seems to be not that fast,
as it should be...
Tuesday, Aug 03, 2010
558 days ago
9700 WILL support the new O.S 6!! :)
I think the 9800 is too long when it's open!
Tuesday, Aug 03, 2010
558 days ago
Don't hold your breath....
RIM said it would be carrier dependent... VZW was not impressed with OS6 on the STORM2 (showed OS6 used 247MB in this video) , they (and other carriers) may not be impressed with it on the Pearl or the Curve either.
And to be honest, I'm not sure OS6 was very impressive on the 9800, seemed a little slow in this video in comparison with others we have seen. Even seemed to freeze up twice.
Tuesday, Aug 03, 2010
558 days ago
However, since when did YouTube let people upload videos longer than 10 minutes?!?!
Tuesday, Aug 03, 2010
558 days ago
since last week.
Tuesday, Aug 03, 2010
558 days ago
We get 15 minutes now! :D
Tuesday, Aug 03, 2010
558 days ago
The topic of this post is wrong...hands on first look? I think this is far from the 1st video i've seen on the slider lol
Tuesday, Aug 03, 2010
558 days ago
dude.. it's CrackBerry.com's first official hands-on look at the Torch. title is what is should be.
Tuesday, Aug 03, 2010
558 days ago
bbm 5.0.1.34. gay
Tuesday, Aug 03, 2010
558 days ago
Even though its a big improvement for Blackberry, it's still behind the competition. 624 MHZ processor is a mega fail in the world of 1GHZ super phones available today. Slider keyboard makes it look clumsy and bulky. The notification slide down bar looks too much like Android. RIM looks like it's going to fall even further back in terms of design, software, hardware and functionality.
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